I want to start a discussion about xdg autostart. The problem is that system adminstrators should be able to install packages so software is available for users, but they should be able to configure which programs are autostarted on desktop login. Currently, I can modify files in /etc/xdg/autostart, and add a line "Hidden=true" or something like "OnlyShowIn=XFCE;", or I can remove files in this directory. But after an update of the package this file belongs to the file is overwritten with the original file of the package, so my changes are lost. For example, in our university environment I don't want to autostart services like syncevo-dbus-server.desktop tracker-extract.desktop tracker-miner-apps.desktop tracker-miner-fs.desktop tracker-miner-rss.desktop tracker-miner-user-guides.desktop tracker-store.desktop zeitgeist-datahub.desktop at all as a default for all users (users can change it for themselfs), and services like baloo_file.desktop firewall-applet.desktop gnome-software-service.desktop kdeconnectd.desktop sealertauto.desktop syncevo-dbus-server.desktop tracker-extract.desktop tracker-miner-apps.desktop tracker-miner-fs.desktop tracker-miner-rss.desktop tracker-miner-user-guides.desktop tracker-store.desktop xpad.desktop xscreensaver-autostart.desktop zeitgeist-datahub.desktop should not start when using GNOME. The problem is that non (?) of the packages declare files in /etc/xdg/autostart as %config(noreplace). But in practice these files are configuration files. There should be any mechanism for administators to change the default of autostarting desktop services systemwide for all and for specific desktops. One possibility would be not to overwrite these files on package updates. A better solution would be to store system defaults in /usr (for example, in /usr/share/xdg/autostart), and let /etc free for administrator purposes, as it was designed for systemd in /etc/systemd/system - where I can overwirte systemd services, or disable them all. Moreover better would be a command line interface (and a _working_ graphical interface) to configure autostart services systemwide and for individual users. Thanks in advance Edgar _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
